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| Wild Light |
| Portraits of the Natural World : Unique Wildlife Photography. A celebration of small animals immersed in their green world, living their lives, reflecting a time when the natural world was humanity's home. |
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| Wild Charlevoix |
| 2008-07-01 22:38:09 |
Had a great time with Kathe in Charlevoix, MI. My exhibit (almost thirty images) looks like it was made especially for the Charlevoix Library, and it was fun sharing all the stories behind the work during the slide presentation Thursday night.
Many thanks to Audrey Shapiro for putting it all together, and the help from [...]...
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| A hard life |
| 2008-06-29 22:25:47 |
A sparrow twists in the humid summer air. The feathers along the humerus bone of her wing have been lost or worn away, evidence of a hard life.
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See a rain-soaked sparrow....
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| Hideaway |
| 2008-06-26 13:23:00 |
An ant finds a little pocket hideaway, between the petals of a dandelion.
I’m hoping we’ll have a nice day for my nature photography workshop tomorrow, but life underfoot goes on no matter the weather. Rain and clouds can produce some great light, and bring out creatures from their usual hideouts.
Ants are not as effective [...]...
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| Northern Michigan exhibition |
| 2008-06-24 14:58:54 |
I’ll be having an exhibition and slide presentation of my wildlife art in Charlevoix, MI this Thursday, along with a workshop on Friday. Please stop by if you’re in the area. I’ll be showcasing some of the new work I’ve done in the last month. More info.
Here’s an interesting use of [...]...
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| Longhorn grasshopper |
| 2008-06-22 22:09:20 |
A longhorn grasshopper nymph pauses while traveling the twisting green byways of my backyard underbrush, the distant reflected glow of a tiny sun beckoning.
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See a praying mantis ready to rumble....
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| The original Imperial Walker |
| 2008-06-19 22:41:30 |
Perhaps George Lucas had the Crane Fly in mind when he designed the Star Wars Imperial Walker, like this example lurking in the grass. Nature always seems to trump our imaginations.
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| The Wild Past 3 |
| 2008-06-17 22:47:17 |
“Dog buried in Sand” (1820-23).
One of Francisco Goya’s 14 ‘black paintings‘, among his last works, painted on the wall of his home, called Quinta del Sordo (”Deaf Man’s House”). The title is not Goya’s, and was assigned by others after his death....
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| Ghost bee |
| 2008-06-12 22:22:52 |
Not a lot of detail in this honeybee image, but I like the feeling it gives of bees going about their business in a world we usually don’t notice.
The second bee could be a shadow or a ghost.
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See two bees collide....
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| The Wild Past 2 |
| 2008-06-10 22:40:53 |
Two Cats (1912) by Franz Marc.
Marc was killed in WWI, cutting short his search for “empathy with the throbbing and flowing of nature’s bloodstream“....
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| Night of the hunter |
| 2008-06-08 22:51:33 |
Saw an assassin bug today, although I didn’t recognize it at first. Older than those I usually see, like this fierce immature assassin, peering at me through the leaves.
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See a leafhopper bridge....
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| Sparrow show-off |
| 2008-06-05 22:52:05 |
I took some really nice images today of praying mantis nymphs emerging from their papery ootheca, an amazing sight. I thought this particular egg mass was barren, but happily I was wrong. I’ll post something soon, after I’ve picked out the best.
This sparrow seemed to appreciate the lighting on its wings as much [...]...
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| Amber scorpion |
| 2008-06-03 19:47:40 |
Just saw this today at the Heritage Auctions site, a great looking scorpion in amber, a little over half an inch long. With an estimate of $24,000 - $32,000, I’m not sure who will buy it, but I wish fossils like this could be seen by anyone interested, and not hidden away in a [...]...
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| Wild Light exhibition |
| 2008-06-02 13:36:46 |
For anyone in northern Michigan, I’ll have an exhibit and slide presentation of my work on June 26 in Charlevoix, and a workshop scheduled for Friday afternoon, June 27th.
I’ll post a reminder in a couple weeks. To register for the workshop, here’s more information....
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| The Comedian |
| 2008-06-01 22:44:21 |
A planthopper, not sure of the species, but more than likely a member of the sub-species Clowne.
See a peeking planthopper....
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| Morning rounds |
| 2008-05-29 22:54:20 |
A bumblebee makes her early morning rounds.
Was stung by a honeybee for the first time in quite a while today while photographing near a hive. Got the stinger out fast, so there was almost no swelling. Can’t blame the bee, just an occupational hazard.
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See two bees collide....
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| Defying gravity |
| 2008-05-27 18:58:46 |
Translucent and almost glowing in late afternoon sunlight, these sparrows seem to defy gravity.
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See two sparrows dive and wheel....
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| Spring exoskeleton |
| 2008-05-22 18:57:57 |
Not sure which insect was molting, but left behind on a spring morning was this beautiful, translucent exoskeleton.
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See a spider rule an empire of light....
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| The Wild Past 1 |
| 2008-05-20 18:49:09 |
I’ll be posting images of animal art from the past once a week to showcase artists who in some cases have been forgotten or neglected, or just because I want to share some of my collection.
This weeks it’s the always excellent Milo Winter, illustrating “The Eagle and the Beetle”, one of Aesop’s fables....
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| Sideways peek |
| 2008-05-18 19:57:43 |
Barely twenty four hours into her new life, a tiny praying mantis nymph, about the size of my little fingernail, peeks out sideways behind a small yellow bloom.
I never saw her again, hope she was able to survive to adulthood.
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See a praying mantis ready for battle....
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| Caption contest |
| 2008-05-15 19:04:23 |
Okay, this finch image from last summer is crying out for a caption, but I can’t think of one. I need some help. So I’m having a Contest">caption contest similar to what the New Yorker magazine does on their last page.
The best caption gets a free desktop wallpaper. Post your caption as [...]...
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| Remedios Varo |
| 2008-05-13 22:55:32 |
Half human, half animal, a detail from “Personaje“, a 1958 painting by Remedios Varo.
Here’s a large image of the painting....
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| Bumblebee hop |
| 2008-05-11 20:19:20 |
A short hop in a busy day, a bumblebee darts across my backyard dandelion highway. The dandelions were late this year, but are out in full force now, providing pollen for many ants and other insects.
In the larger Zoomified image in the link below, you can see some pollen particles scattered in the air [...]...
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| Racing cardinal |
| 2008-05-08 19:51:16 |
Earlier a sonnet, and now a nervy cardinal races toward the weekend.
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See a spring pause....
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| Wild Notes |
| 2008-05-06 18:50:24 |
From reader and correspondent Timothy Ladd, a sonnet.
——— Wild Notes ———
The charming cardinal is our year-round friend,
Warbling wild notes unnoticed in the pines,
While other gaudy plumes will have us spend
Our greater powers on their rarer signs.
Content yourselves with easy arcs of swallows,
Twittering till the shallow end of day.
The jay will startle. Every starling [...]...
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| Tenhave Woods |
| 2008-05-04 18:18:52 |
Saturday was the Royal Oak Nature Society’s 2008 Open House at Tenhave Woods and despite the cool and sometimes rainy conditions I managed to crawl on my belly like a reptile to find this ant traversing a serrated leaf edge.
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See an ant in a sea of gold....
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| Avian obscenities |
| 2008-05-02 14:03:18 |
Tiny yellow bundles of energy, two male goldfinches shout avian obscenities midair.
Not a good photograph, but it gives an idea of their Lilliputian passion.
See two birds collide....
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| John Berkey |
| 2008-05-01 16:35:33 |
Artist John Berkey has died, one of the great illustrators of the last half-century.
He was honored several times by his fellow artists, but was mostly ignored by SF fans, despite his influence on our vision of the future, spaceflight in particular.
I’ll miss his painterly images....
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| E J Detmold |
| 2008-04-29 18:32:33 |
One of the great animal artists, here’s a bee painting by Edward Julius Detmold.
See a bee collision....
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| Sunset ritual |
| 2008-04-27 19:00:17 |
Early evening by a swampy riverside, a grasshopper prepares for its end-of-day sunset rituals.
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See an ant on the run....
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| The Claws That Catch |
| 2008-04-24 19:24:56 |
A fierce aerial battle between two feisty starlings, they always seem to recover with no apparent harm after these tiffs.
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See an avian mini-Olympics....
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| Count down the night |
| 2008-04-22 18:20:22 |
A sketch from another project:
Reflected stars whisper of eternity, watched silently while counting down the night.
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See an afternoon of contrasts....
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| Skyscraper journey |
| 2008-04-20 22:45:03 |
An ant pauses on its journey up a skyscraper stalk, but seconds later was lost to me among the green tangles.
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I’ve found the reincarnation of Harold Lloyd as an ant....
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| Foraging adventure |
| 2008-04-17 22:47:35 |
A honeybee worker readying for a foraging adventure navigates the busy hive entrance, illuminated by a shaft of golden sunlight.
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See a bee private eye....
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| Wet nose |
| 2008-04-15 20:16:13 |
“Gustave Courbet’s paintings make me feel as if nuzzled by the wet nose of a calf.” — Edgar Degas
Below is Male and Female Deer in the Woods by the rebellious Courbet....
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| Startled |
| 2008-04-13 19:50:20 |
A startled Grackle slices through the air on a cold March evening.
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See a late-afternoon aerial argument....
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| Iridescent wings |
| 2008-04-11 20:09:01 |
The leaf-filtered sunlight in my backyard reflect off the iridescent wings of a fly.
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See two flies in love....
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| Anne Harris |
| 2008-04-08 18:31:59 |
Enjoy a guest post by writer Anne Harris.
Anne writes fantasy, science fiction and, as Jessica Freely, alternative romance. Her most recent publication, Hero, is available from Torquere Books. She also mentors graduate students in Seton Hill University’s Writing Popular Fiction program.
Read her blog Friskbiskit.
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Being Outside
by Anne Harris
It’s early spring in Michigan and I’m [...]...
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| Looking up |
| 2008-04-06 20:07:23 |
Spring is finally looking up here in southeast Michigan, and this little finch seems to agree.
See a rare example of avian Phrenology....
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| Big and small |
| 2008-04-03 22:58:31 |
The close-up tells the story. A chance meeting of young and old, big and small. A Sawfly larva dwarfs an adult fly in this demonstration of a Vulcan mind meld.
A few lines from a Lord Dunsany poem seem to fit:
“And the giant with his club,
And the dwarf with rage in [...]...
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| Heath Robinson |
| 2008-04-01 18:41:10 |
I’ll be showcasing some of my favorite wildlife illustrators every once in a while.
Below is a color plate by W. Heath Robinson from a favorite of the illustrated books I own, The Song of the English (1909) by Rudyard Kipling....
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